Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Robert A. Jones, Special Agent in Charge of the Indianapolis Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is issuing a cyber crime alert for Indiana-based businesses who buy or sell goods and services from companies located internationally. The FBI’s Indianapolis Division notes a recent trend where local companies[Read More…]
Law and Order
Doctor Convicted in Kickback Scheme Involving a Philadelphia Hospice
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013. A federal jury sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania convicted Eugene Goldman, M.D., 55, of Philadelphia, of one count of conspiring to violate the anti-kickback statute and four counts of violating the anti-kickback statute in relation to his role in a kickback scheme arising from[Read More…]
Justice Department Finds Pennsylvania State Prison’s Use of Solitary Confinement Violates Rights of Prisoners Under the Constitution and Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013. On Friday, the Justice Department issued a findings letter detailing the results of its investigation into the use of solitary confinement on prisoners with serious mental illness at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Cresson in Cambria County, Pa. The department found that Cresson’s use of[Read More…]
For-Profit School in Texas to Pay United States up to $2.5 Million for Allegedly Submitting False Claims for Federal Student Financial Aid
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013. American Commercial Colleges Inc. (ACC) has agreed to pay the United States up to $2.5 million, plus interest, to resolve allegations that it violated the civil False Claims Act by falsely certifying that it complied with certain eligibility requirements of the federal student aid programs, the[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for May 31, 2013
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
FBI: Chicago Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Attempted Bombing on Crowded Street Near Wrigley Field
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man was sentenced today to 23 years in federal prison for placing a backpack that he thought contained a powerful explosive device into a curbside trash container on a crowded street near Wrigley Field in September 2010. The defendant, Sami Samir Hassoun, pleaded guilty in April[Read More…]
Christopher Harris Convicted of Murder in Slaying of Beason, Illinois Family
Prosecution Team Provides Response to Guilty Verdict on All Counts Peoria–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Logan County State’s Attorney Jonathan Wright today commended a Peoria County jury for finding Christopher Harris guilty of the September 2009 murders of Raymond “Rick” Gee, Ruth Gee, Justina Constant, Dillen Constant[Read More…]
Rockville, Md., Property Purchased with Nigerian Corruption Proceeds Forfeited Through Justice Department’s Kleptocracy Initiative
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. A forfeiture judgment was executed today against real property with an estimated value of more than $700,000 in Rockville, Md., that had been purchased with corruption proceeds traceable to Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili[Read More…]
Two Virginia Businessmen Sentenced for Illegally Reimbursing Campaign Contributions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31 2013. William P. Danielczyk Jr. was sentenced today to 28 months in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for illegally reimbursing $186,600 in contributions to the Senate and Presidential campaign committees of a candidate for federal office and then obstructing the subsequent law enforcement investigation.[Read More…]
FBI: Former Illinois Prison Guard Charged with Illegally Selling Assault Rifles and Other Firearms to Cooperating Former Inmate
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Illinois prison guard living in Arkansas was arrested on federal charges for allegedly illegally selling eight firearms, including five assault rifles, to an individual he knew was a convicted felon because they met when the individual was an inmate and they later remained in contact. The[Read More…]
